Sample sentences for RELENTLESS

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Definition

to continue without stopping in an extreme manner — often of something that is harsh or oppressive

My headache is relentless.

relentless = continues in an extreme manner without stopping

She is a relentless worker.

relentless = continues in an extreme manner without stopping

Her parents criticize her relentlessly.

relentlessly = constantly and oppressively

We were frightened by the relentless beat of the drums.

relentless = continuing without stopping

The sun was relentless and eternal: There was neither wisp of cloud nor whiff of breeze for relief.
Linda Sue Park -- A Long Walk to Water

relentless = continued without stopping in an extreme manner

The tiger-cages of the kingdom were searched for the most savage and relentless beasts, from which the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena;
Frank R. Stockton -- The Lady, or the Tiger?

relentless = who would attack in a severe manner without stopping

As they went along, they talked less and less; the path sloped relentlessly upward, and they needed their breath just for breathing.
Jeanne DuPrau -- The City of Ember

relentlessly = continuing in an extreme manner without a break

Those frail bodies of theirs took relentless attention, food and drink, sleep and rest, the cleaning of limbs and fluxes.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = continual

I had not wanted my history to be only an amusement, grist for his relentless intelligence.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = always working

With its rolling, relentless rhythm, it seemed to urge her onward, saying, Go down, go away, go now.
Jeanne DuPrau -- The City of Ember

relentless = continuing in a steady manner

Above me the tides kept up their relentless motion, but I was too deep to feel them.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = never stopping

Moment by moment, I could feel my will leaching from me, bled away by the relentless chill of those waves and his unblinking gaze.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = constantly difficult

He could not conceive of a relentless goddess with her spear aimed at his heart.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = never letting up

She was a goddess of argument, born from the bright, relentless mind of Zeus.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = always working

But I was thinking again of the relentlessness of mortal lives.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentlessness = constant difficulty

(Editor's note: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.)

His face would be intent as he listened, his relentless mind examining, weighing and cataloguing.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = always working

She moved like a wave herself, graceful, but with relentless, driving motion.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = unceasing (never letting up)

But here, beneath the sky, each face was relentlessly distinct.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentlessly = in a manner that continues without stopping

Slowly, my relentless divinity began to make headway. My breath eased, my eyes cleared.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = unstoppable

This was meant, of course, to be an insult, but I liked the respite of the unpainted walls, the narrow window that showed only a sliver of the relentless sun.
Madeline Miller -- Circe

relentless = always harsh

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